Judge Neil Gorsuch nominated to fill Supreme Court vacancy
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Reynolds, EPA By WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court that has been empty since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last February. Gorsuch is a man the country needs, Trump said in announcing his …
UD Center serves America’s Catholic Schools
Catholic schools: communities of faith, knowledge and service By Susan Ferguson The University of Dayton Center for Catholic Education (UDCCE) seeks to collaborate with Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and across the country to form communities of faith, knowledge and service. Inspired by our Marianist roots, this has …
Salesian Guild 2017 Speaker Deacon Greg Kandra on communications in todays world
Catholic blogger and Brooklyn, NY, Deacon Greg Kandra told writers and other area Catholic communicators gathered for the annual Salesian Guild dinner January 28 that media has changed drastically in the past 40 years – and not for the better. A former producer at CBS and current multimedia editor for …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for February
Comfort for the Afflicted. That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refu¬gees, and marginalized, may find welcome and comfort in our communities.
Catholic college leaders urged to bridge racial divides on campus
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bruce Gilbert, Fordham By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic college leaders were encouraged Jan. 29 to take steps to heal racial divides on their campuses during an annual meeting in Washington. Father Bryan Massingale, a theology professor at Fordham University in New York and author of “Racial …
Religious, political leaders condemn shooting at Quebec mosque
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dario Ayala, Reuters By Philippe Vaillancourt QUEBEC CITY — Faith and political leaders condemned a shooting at Quebec’s main mosque that left at least six people dead. Vigils were scheduled Jan. 30 in Quebec City and Montreal, the evening after a man entered the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center …
A Picture says a thousand words: Catholic Schools Week 2017
It’s Catholic Schools Week. Here’s some images from around the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Archbishop Dennis Schnurr’s Statement on Refugees and Immigrants
The human dignity of refugees and immigrants should be the central consideration in any approach to the issues they present. During my annual question and answer session with Catholic high school students from around the Archdiocese yesterday, one of the students showed me a photograph of a Syrian refugee family …
‘Life is winning again in America,’ vice president tells March for Life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters By Kurt Jensen and Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — The leaders of the pro-life movement are used to having the ear of the president, as they had with Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. During their respective administrations, they addressed the March …
In Jordan, Syrian refugees accepted by U.S. frustrated with Trump action
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jamal Nasrallah, EPA By Dale Gavlak AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Promised resettlement in the United States after escaping death and destruction in their homeland, many Syrian refugees are frustrated and angry over President Donald Trump’s executive action banning their entry to the U.S. until further notice. “We’re frustrated. …